Athens is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,583 people and two associated neighborhoods, Athens is the 663rd largest community in New York. Athens has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Athens is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 86.53% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Athens is a village of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Athens who work in healthcare (13.78%), art, media, and design (11.19%), and office and administrative support (10.57%). Of important note, Athens is also a village of artists. Athens has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Athens’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.11% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Athens’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Residents will find that the village is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Athens is worth considering.The citizens of Athens are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.42% of adults in Athens have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Athens in 2022 was $45,844, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $183,376 for a family of four. However, Athens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Athens is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Athens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Athens residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Athens also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.07% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Athens include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Dutch. Athens also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.32%. The most common language spoken in Athens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Chinese.
